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Grid failure exposes Britain's hollow AI ambitions

Nscale's £2bn AI data centre in Loughton, Essex, backed by Nvidia with Microsoft as anchor tenant, faces grid connection delays for its 90MW supply, pushing back the 2027 opening.

Liam Jones

19 JUL · 3 min read

Government raises electricity generator levy on renewables to 55 percent

The Electricity Generator Levy rose from 45 percent to 55 percent on 1 July 2026, targeting exceptional wholesale revenues above 82.61 pounds per megawatt hour.

Henry Roberts

14 JUL · 5 min read

Cross-party call for televised climate emergency briefing reveals alarmist push over practical priorities

91 cross-party parliamentarians have signed a call for a prime-time televised national emergency briefing on climate and nature threats.

Sienna Bell

12 JUL · 4 min read